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| Date: | Wednesday 27 December 1944 |
| Time: | 06:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster X |
| Owner/operator: | 419 Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | KB738 |
| MSN: | VR-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Levenkusen-Wiesdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George |
| Opladen |
Took off from RAF Middleton St George at 02:57
Hit by Flak of 7 Flak Division. Crashed onto IG-Farben factory at Levenkusen-Wiesdorf
approximately at 06:40.
The crew were initially buried in Levenkusen-Manfort Cemetery. Reinterred 18 April 1947
Crew
Pilot: J/17469 Fg Off Frederick Winston How RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 22.
Flight Engineer: 613970 Sgt Joseph Atkinson - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 18.
Navigator: J/29618 Fg Off Russell Karl Nickle RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 21.
Bomb Aimer: J/92532 Plt Off John Alfred Stuart MacGregor RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 20.
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner: J/92593 Plt Off Cecil David Benjamin Hubley RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 13.
Mid Upper Gunner: J/92452 Plt Off Cecil Ralph Tait RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 19.
Rear Gunner: J/92433 Plt Off Norman Ray Springstein RCAF - Rheinberg War Cemetery Plot 6 Row D Grave 17.
Sources:
CWGC
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 Part 5 - Theo Boiten
Bomber Command Losses 1944 - W R Chorley
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Dec-2024 06:59 | Anon. | Added |
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